flam
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
17th century; from flim-flam,[1] itself perhaps from a dialectical word or Scandinavian; compare Old Norse flim (“lampoon, mockery”).[2]
Noun[edit]
flam (plural flams)
- A freak or whim.
- A falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext; deception; delusion.
- All pretences to the contrary are nothing but cant and cheat, flam and delusion. 1692[1]
- South
- A perpetual abuse and flam upon posterity.
Translations[edit]
an illusory pretext; deception; delusion
Verb[edit]
flam (third-person singular simple present flams, present participle flamming, simple past and past participle flammed)
- (obsolete) To deceive with a falsehood.
- God is not to be flammed off with lies. — South.
Translations[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flimflam / Claptrap, The Word Detective, 2009–04–13
- ^ “flam” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Noun[edit]
flam m (plural flams)
- flan (custard dessert)
Volapük[edit]
Noun[edit]
flam (plural flams)
